高光譜遙感技術(shù)具有光譜分辨率高、圖譜合一的獨特優(yōu)勢，是遙感技術(shù)發(fā)展以來最重大的科技突破之一。中國科學(xué)院遙感與數(shù)字地球研究所高光譜遙感團隊在童慶禧院士和張兵研究員率領(lǐng)下，歷時20多年潛心研究，創(chuàng)新發(fā)展了系列高光譜遙感基礎(chǔ)理論、成像機理與地表參量反演模型，實現(xiàn)了成像光譜地面測量技術(shù)與高光譜圖像模擬技術(shù)的重大突破；創(chuàng)建了系列高光譜圖像智能處理與信息提取方法，突破了高光譜遙感在圖像噪聲估計、混合像元分解、圖像分類和目標探測等方面的多項核心關(guān)鍵技術(shù)；研發(fā)了我國第一個通用的高光譜圖像處理與分析軟件，被國外機構(gòu)評價為國際六大頂尖高光譜圖像處理軟件之一；實現(xiàn)了中國遙感高技術(shù)向美日澳等發(fā)達國家的技術(shù)輸出，引領(lǐng)了國際高光譜學(xué)科的創(chuàng)新發(fā)展。?

　　團隊研究工作獲得了國際同行的高度贊譽，國際遙感領(lǐng)域四大權(quán)威學(xué)術(shù)期刊主編一致認為：他們杰出的工作使得該團隊成為國際高光譜遙感創(chuàng)新研究的引領(lǐng)者，也使得中國位于國際高光譜遙感科技發(fā)展的前沿。其中：?

　　Remote Sensing of Environment主編Jingming Chen教授(加拿大皇家科學(xué)院院士)稱“他們在研究高光譜圖像處理和多學(xué)科應(yīng)用中的世界性難題方面取得重大成果”(They made significant advances in both hysperspectral image processing and subsequent applications to real world problems)。?

　　IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing主編Antonio Plaza教授(IEEE Fellow)稱“他們在高光譜遙感技術(shù)方法和應(yīng)用方面發(fā)表了大量重要學(xué)術(shù)論文，是高光譜遙感領(lǐng)域國際一流研究團隊和學(xué)術(shù)標桿”(Their extensive publication record and ...., have positioned such research group as world-class leaders and reference scientists in their field)，“他們杰出的研究成果給我留下了深刻的印象，達到了我們這個領(lǐng)域的最高水平”(was always deep impressed by the high quality of their research and the outstanding research work carried out by them, which in my opinion is at the highest possible level of technical excellence in our field)；?

　　IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing主編Jocelyn Chanussot教授(IEEE Fellow)稱“他們在先進理論技術(shù)研究與多領(lǐng)域?qū)嶋H應(yīng)用之間搭建起了一座橋梁，在國際上產(chǎn)生了罕見又非常重要的影響”(Bridging the gap between the most advanced theoretical contributions and their actual use in a number of applications with high societal impact is really rare and invaluable)；?

　　IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters主編Paolo Gamba教授(IEEE Fellow)稱“他們在高光譜遙感圖像處理和應(yīng)用中均取得了重要成果，在國際高光譜遙感學(xué)術(shù)界獲得高度評價”(the achievements and contributions by them have resulted in very significant advances in the field of remote sensing image and signal processing and subsequent applications，both of which are highly appreciated by the international?